Lawrence Benjamin Brown (August 29, 1893 – December 25, 1972) was an American singer, composer and pianist born in Jacksonville, Florida.
Brown's first music teacher was William Riddick, and was sent to study his principal instrument, piano, in Boston, Massachusetts.
While in England, he attended Trinity College for advanced training, where he received education in composition from Amanda Aldridge.
Brown did significant research for Robeson's projects, and actively sought folk music from around the world.
In his 2017 book, Fighting Proud, in the chapter dedicated to Ken Johnson, historian Stephen Bourne lists Brown as one of the many jazz musicians, whose homosexuality "has not been fully acknowledged.